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History
Brigada was founded by former Bombo Radyo General Santos anchor; independent news publisher; and now Brigada News Philippines President and Chief-Executive Officer Elmer Catulpos.
Its main office is in General Santos, but the company also has offices in Davao and Cagayan de Oro, with its own edition each. It has a combined daily circulation of 21,000 copies sold, practically covering the entire Mindanao region. As of October 18, 2023, the newspaper has stopped its circulation.
In April 2007, 2 years after the birth of Brigada News Philippines, Brigada Healthline Marketing was established as distributor of health products that the company advertised in its daily newspaper and block time radio programs.
Since February 2013, Brigada News FM has expanded to 25 cities and municipalities in the Philippines through its subsequent acquisition and 100% takeover of Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation, its owned and operated stations and other smaller radio networks.
In April 2014, Brigada News FM National Offices in Makati was inaugurated and relocated Brigada News FM Batangas to become Brigada News FM National, which later moved to Mareco-owned 105.1 in July 2023, and completing the three broadcast centers of the network, Manila, Cebu and General Santos.
Brigada News FM
| Type | Broadcast FM radio network (News/Talk, Contemporary MOR, OPM) |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | October 2009 |
| Motto | Brigada, In The Heart of Changing Lives The Music and News Authority |
Official website | www |
Overview
Brigada News FM stations are collectively known as Brigada News FM Philippines. Currently, Brigada News FM has more than 50 owned and operated FM stations across the country, the most number of stations for a news-formatted radio network compared to their other networks in AM radio and more are planned to be opened.
Stations
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigada News FM General Santos | DXYM | 89.5 MHz | General Santos |
| Brigada News FM Manila | DWBM | 105.1 MHz | Mega Manila |
| DZBM | Baguio | ||
| DWCL | 92.7 MHz | San Fernando, Pampanga | |
| Brigada News FM Tuguegarao | DWVX | 92.5 MHz | Tuguegarao |
| Brigada News FM Cauayan | DWVA | 92.9 MHz | Cauayan |
| Brigada News FM Olongapo | DWTY | 93.5 MHz | Olongapo |
| DZBB | 107.3 MHz | Palauig | |
| DWBD | 99.9 MHz | Iba | |
| Brigada News FM Batangas | DWEY | 104.7 MHz | Batangas City |
| Brigada News FM Lucena | DWKL | 92.7 MHz | Lucena |
| Brigada News FM Mindoro | DWBY | 93.3 MHz | Roxas, Oriental Mindoro |
| Brigada News FM Daet | DWYD | 102.9 MHz | Daet |
| Brigada News FM Naga | DWKM | 103.1 MHz | Naga |
| 87.7 MHz | Goa | ||
| Brigada News FM Legazpi | DWED | 91.5 MHz | Legazpi |
| Brigada News FM Sorsogon | DWLH | 101.5 MHz | Sorsogon City |
| Brigada News FM Puerto Princesa | DWYO | 103.1 MHz | Puerto Princesa |
| Brigada News FM Narra | DZBI | 96.5 MHz | Narra |
| Brigada News FM Brooke's Point | DWBP | 103.7 MHz | Brooke's Point |
| Brigada News FM Quezon | DWYB | 98.3 MHz | Quezon |
| Brigada News FM Coron | — | 101.3 MHz | Coron |
| Brigada News FM Roxas, Palawan | DWBJ | 100.5 MHz | Roxas, Palawan |
| Brigada News FM Cebu | DYAC | 90.7 MHz | Cebu City |
| Brigada News FM Toledo | DYBD | 88.5 MHz | Toledo |
| Brigada News FM Bogo | DYMM | 90.9 MHz | Bogo |
| Brigada News FM Kalibo | DYYQ | 89.3 MHz | Kalibo |
| Brigada News FM Antique | — | 104.5 MHz | San Jose |
| Brigada News FM Roxas | DYYB | 95.7 MHz | Roxas, Capiz |
| Brigada News FM Bacolod | DYMG | 103.1 MHz | Bacolod |
| Brigada News FM Kabankalan | — | 99.7 MHz | Kabankalan |
| Brigada News FM San Carlos | DYBA | 89.3 MHz | San Carlos |
| Brigada News FM Dumaguete | DYKZ | 89.5 MHz | Dumaguete |
| Brigada News FM Tacloban | DYTY | 93.5 MHz | Tacloban |
| DYCZ | 93.5 MHz | Ormoc | |
| Brigada News FM Cagayan de Oro | DXMM | 102.5 MHz | Cagayan de Oro |
| Brigada News FM Davao | DXAC | 93.1 MHz | Davao City |
| DXGJ | 90.3 MHz | Digos | |
| Brigada News FM Koronadal | DXCE | 95.7 MHz | Koronadal |
| Brigada News FM Mati | DXBW | 103.1 MHz | Mati |
| Brigada News FM Tagum | DXBY | 97.5 MHz | Tagum |
| Brigada News FM Cotabato | DXZA | 89.3 MHz | Cotabato City |
| Brigada News FM Valencia | DXBX | 105.7 MHz | Valencia |
| Brigada News FM Iligan | DXZD | 95.1 MHz | Iligan |
| Brigada News FM Oroquieta | DXBK | 95.3 MHz | Oroquieta |
| Brigada News FM Butuan | DXVA | 96.7 MHz | Butuan |
| Brigada News FM Kidapawan | DXZC | 97.5 MHz | Kidapawan |
| Brigada News FM Agusan | DXYD | 105.5 MHz | Trento |
| Brigada News FM Surigao | — | 105.5 MHz | Surigao City |
| Brigada News FM Lebak | DXBI | 91.3 MHz | Lebak |
| Brigada News FM Dipolog | DXID | 107.7 MHz | Dipolog |
| Brigada News FM Pagadian | DXVV | 105.7 MHz | Pagadian |
| Brigada News FM Zamboanga | DXZB | 89.9 MHz | Zamboanga City |
A majority of BMMC's stations ware acquired from Baycomms (prior to the merger in 2013), hence becoming Brigada's official broadcast licensee, except the following stations that are either acquired or operated under airtime lease agreements:
- DWBM Manila, DZBM Baguio, DYAC Cebu, and DXAC Davao: Owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network.
- DWKM Naga, DWED Legazpi: Owned by Century Broadcasting Network.
- DWLH Sorsogon: Acquired from Hypersonic Broadcasting Center.
- DYMG Bacolod: Acquired from Armed Forces of the Philippines.
- DWCL Pampanga: Owned by UBC Media Ministries.
- Brigada News FM Zamboanga first utilized 93.1 FM under airtime lease from Audiovisual Communicators Inc. in 2013 before moving to Baycomms-owned 89.9 FM in 2015.
Brigada TV
Analog Free TV
| Branding | Callsign | Channel | Power (kW) | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigada TV | DXBC-TV | TV-39 | 10 kW | Originating | General Santos |
Digital Free TV
| Branding | Callsign | Ch. # | Frequency | Power | Type | Area of Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigada TV | DXBC-DTV | 37 | 611.143 MHz | 500 watts | Originating | General Santos |
Cable TV
| Cable/Satellite Provider | Channel | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Marbel Cable | 21 | Koronadal |
| Sky Cable Gensan | 35 | General Santos |
| JVL Star Cable | 15 | Koronadal |
| Sky Cable Polomolok | 15 | Polomolok |
| Sky Cable Maguindanao | 44 | Maguindanao/Cotabato |
Other Products
Unlike other media entities, Brigada Mass Media does not rely on any third-party advertisements from major companies. Brigada News FM and TV stations acts as a sales and marketing arm of these Healthline products under the Brigada Healthline Corporation. Brigada Healthline products are also aired as an early morning blocktimer on 91.5 Win Radio Manila as of 2017.
Others
- Brigada DigiTV, its own digital set-top-box introduced and launched on February 2024 and currently available in General Santos and surrounding areas.
References
- ^ Healthline
- ^ Brigada News FM Stations
- ^ Brigada News FM National
- ^ "History". Brigada.ph. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ "NTC FM Stations (as of June 2022) via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. February 14, 2023.
- ^ "A Mindanao reporter's magical success". MindaNews. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ KaBrigada, gusto mo ba na mas malinaw na ang signal ng TV mo? Gusto mo ba ng libreng Brigada DIGITV?
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